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When you get some time, can you describe some of the elements of the golf fitness program and how you came upon it?

The program has three phases -- Novice, Intermediate and Advanced -- each designed to hit the core, upper body and legs. It uses dumbbells, resistance tubing and stability ball.

Interesting aspects of the program include doing many exercises in golf posture and, also, stretching after each set. I think this latter feature is especially important for golfers.

In the Intermediate program, he introduces more instability. For example, I am now doing the bicep curl in golf posture, one arm at a time, but standing on only one foot. The chest presses are now done one arm at a time lying on a stability ball. The Core strengthening also includes low back exercises which I now see is very important.

I came on the Pedersen program by seeing a "Christmas Special" ad on the internet.